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Creating Start Menu shortcuts in VB.NET.
I just moved some old programs into the Programs folder and expected to see them as Start Menu programs, but don't. Is it only programs that affect the registry that show up there? Or do I have to take specific action to get them to show up there? The All Programs menu is actually made up of shortcuts in folders.

Installer prompting to create desktop/start-menu shortcuts
However, you can install it & move the Start Menu shortcuts from c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs to <username>\start menu\programs. That won't prevent others from launching the program, though. If that's your goal, and you aren't on a domain, you'll probably want to look at Doug Knox's XP

Alphabetical Start Up Menu shortcuts?
Creating a shortcut for a folder and placing that shortcut in startmenu\programs will open that folder in the format you wish when it's selected from the start/programs screen. The problem is "sequencing" startup applications, so creating a shortcut for the programs folder and placing that in the windows\startup

Start menu shortcuts.... how do you create them?
Mary M...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp general Make sure you right click on the shortcuts in Start>All Programs list and choose Pin to Start Menu. "Deirdre" wrote: On a brand new Win XP Pro install (OEM from Alienware), when I make a make a user (admin role) or use the built-in Administrator

Newbie question: Start menu shortcuts
Ken Halter Ken_Halter@Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com microsoft public vb general discussion You can delete shortcuts just like any other file... using VB's Kill command. To find the users Startmenu/Desktop, here's a sample: Using SHGetFolderPath to Find Popular Shell Folders

Removing "my documents"
Programs that have an installer will (usually) place shortcuts in the Start Menu as part of the installation process. Programs that don't have an installer (the ones that you copied over to your hard drive) do not have that installer doing that start menu shortcut work for you. For these you will need to manually

How do I increase the icon size in XP's Start Menu shortcuts and ...
Gangmai @ ® gangmai2...@gmail.com Gangmai *100 keyboard shortcuts * *CTRL+C (Copy) * *CTRL+X (Cut) * *CTRL+V (Paste) * *CTRL+Z (Undo) * *DELETE (Delete) *Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts * *Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) * *Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

pinned start menu shortcuts disappear
Check here: How can I configure different TS desktops, based on user group membership? http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_configuration.htm#desktopredirection You can update the start menu and the All User profile by simply copying the necessary folders and shortcuts into it. You just have to make sure that the

Start - Programs
Once it is launched from the shortcut on the Start menu, I have to do a reset because the whole system slows down to a crawl. --- In nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com, "ryokmd" <ryokmd@> wrote: Did you solve? I have a same puzzle on Treo750v, making installer by e- PocketSetup Express. Please tell me how to fix. Thanks.

Default resolution and Start Menu shortcuts
In my installation I want to add shortcuts in the Start Menu/Programs folder. I've added the folders and shortcuts in the IS5 Resources pane under Shell Objects/Explorer Shell/Desktop/Start Menu/Programs. However, when installing no shortcuts are created. Strangely enough, this have worked before!

start menu keyboard shortcuts
Mark L. Ferguson MarkLFergu...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general Look at what you have in: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu It's possible you have deleted those shortcuts somehow. Any shortcut can be dragged into that set of folders as you like. -- Was this helpful?

Sorting Start menu Shortcuts?
Some of the shortcuts were in the "Document Settings\All Users\Start Menu" folder, and some were in the "Document Settings\<username>\Start Menu" folder. So what I did was copy all the Start Menu shortcuts/folders from "<user name>" to "All Users". That way all the shortcuts were in one place.

Start Menu - Programs
I have looked at the Start Menu & Taskbar settings in gpedit.msc and I don't see one that pertains to Windows Explorer. Is it possible that I do not have the necessary administrative template installed. I have included below all of the configurable options in this section. I know that I can insert a shortcut to

creating start menu shortcuts
75214.226(At_Beautiful_Downtown)compuserve.com microsoft public word newusers Hi Reporter, Office setup usually creates the setup but the old style New and Open Office document shortcuts don't always autopin themselves to the Start menu. The 'New Office Document' shortcut doesn't take you to the New Document pane

All program shortcuts gone from Start Menu
The corresponding folders are: c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs c:\Documents and Settings\YourAccountName\Start Menu\Programs Since I'm the only one who uses my computer, I move my Start Menu shortcuts from my user account folders to the "All Users" folders, just to have my Start Menu

office 2003 start menu shortcuts disappearing.
This is a Windows problem. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/pinfolder.htm -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Phil" <philk...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eawCjI7cIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... This happened once before - "pin to start menu" - yep,

Start menu shortcuts for multiple Gmail accounts
1) All users use a redirected Start Menu (that has been copied and pasted from a given start menu, any start menu of the server will do I guess, even ALL USERS). Permission to this is granted for only read and execute. 2) Admin comes along and adds a bit of software. The software writes a shortcut to the ALL USERS

copying shortcuts in NT 4.0 SP5
When the Create Shortcut wizard opens use the Browse button to navigate to the path of the exe file that you want to put on the Start menu. The big difference is that Windows XP, because it's designed for multiple user profiles, puts the Start Menu shortcuts in Documents and Settings\UserName\Start

Folder Redirection and Permissions
In the left panel should be Start and Programs (and any other folders you have on your Start menu) and on the right should be the shortcuts you have on the Start Since you are dragging a shortcut all you need to do is copy that shortcut to the new location. If you want this shortcut in the Start | Programs menu

short cut stopped working
I am looking for a way to manually create a start menu shortcut on Pocket PC for an application that requires _command-line-arguments_. I successfully created a shortcut for the app, without arguments, based on http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/shortcuts1.asp,